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Marketable Equity Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Marketable Equity Securities  
Marketable Equity Securities

3. Marketable Equity Securities

 

Solitario's investments in marketable equity securities are carried at fair value, which is based upon quoted prices of the securities owned. The cost of marketable equity securities sold is determined by the specific identification method. Changes in fair value are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, Solitario owned the following marketable equity securities:

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

shares

 

 

Fair value

(000’s)

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair value

(000’s)

 

Kinross Gold Corp.

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

$927

 

Vendetta Mining Corp.

 

 

7,750,000

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

7,750,000

 

 

 

81

 

Vox Royalty Corp.

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

134,055

 

 

 

314

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$294

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,322

 

 

The following tables summarize Solitario’s marketable equity securities and adjustments to fair value:

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,

2025

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

Marketable equity securities at cost

 

$1,177

 

 

$1,440

 

Cumulative unrealized loss on marketable equity securities

 

 

(883)

 

 

(118)

Marketable equity securities at fair value

 

$294

 

 

$1,322

 

 

The following table represents changes in marketable equity securities:

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Cost of marketable equity securities sold

 

$263

 

 

$-

 

Realized gain on marketable equity securities sold

 

 

1,445

 

 

 

54

 

Gross proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities sold

 

 

(1,708)

 

 

(54)

Net gain on marketable equity securities

 

 

680

 

 

 

343

 

Change in marketable equity securities at fair value

 

$(1,028)

 

$289

 

 

The following table represents the realized and unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities: 

 

(in thousands)

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable equity securities

 

$(765)

 

$289

 

Realized gain on marketable equity securities sold

 

 

1,445

 

 

 

54

 

Net gain on marketable equity securities

 

$680

 

 

$343

 

 

During 2025, Solitario sold its holdings of 100,000 shares of Kinross common stock for gross proceeds of $1,401,000, which was netted by the cash settlement of $403,000 to close out its $10.00 Kinross covered call covering all 100,000 shares of Kinross common stock previously held by Solitario, resulting in net proceeds of $998,000, after fees and commissions. Solitario recorded a gain on sale of $1,319,000 on the date of sale. See also Note 7 “Derivative Instruments” below. Also, during 2025, Solitario sold 84,055 shares of its Vox Royalty Corp. common shares for proceeds of $307,000 and recorded gain on the sale of $126,000 on the date of sale. During 2024, Solitario sold 100,000 shares of Highlander Silver Corp. (“Highlander”) common stock for proceeds of $54,000 and recorded a gain on sale of $54,000 on the date of sale.